Marco Rose (ex- Red Bull Salzburg manager) is a name to watch
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We know Jurgen Klopp is many things: tactical mastermind, proven champion, charming man. But prophet? Well, quite possibly.
It seems the Liverpool manager was just about the only person in the world who foresaw Borussia Monchengladbach leading the Bundesliga table after nine rounds of the season.
It was back in March that Klopp recorded a video message for his former player at Mainz and coaching disciple, Marco Rose, who was then the manager of Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg.
'I trust Marco in everything,' the Liverpool boss said. 'Marco can have any job and could do any job, too. He really is the most hyped [coach] of all at the moment, everyone is asking about you.'
Rose was at that time linked with a number of vacancies in the Bundesliga and beyond but it was Monchengladbach who managed to secure the services of one of the game's most exciting young managers.
Just a few months on and, against all expectations, unfashionable Gladbach find themselves a point clear of reigning champions Bayern Munich at the summit.
Not only that, but
the Foals lead the way having played some of the most attractive football seen in the German top-flight this season.
A list of the top tourist attractions in the traditional textile city of Monchengladbach ranks the football club at No 2 so it's little wonder there's growing excitement around their success.
Gladbach are one of Germany's traditionsverein, having been around for 119 years and with five Bundesliga titles and two UEFA Cups in their trophy collection. They were European Cup runners-up to Liverpool in 1977.
But such success is a distant memory and the club declined from the 1980s onwards, even dropping out of the Bundesliga as recently as 2007.
Recent years have seen a revival and Gladbach have played in the Champions League in recent seasons. They came fifth last season under manager Dieter Hecking, whose contract was not extended in the summer.
But it seems Rose has come in and stepped firmly on the accelerator.
Watch Monchengladbach play and it's easy to see the influence of Klopp in their high energy pressing game, the flexibility of their forwards and chance creation.
After a bore draw with Schalke on the opening weekend and a 3-1 home loss to title candidates RB Leipzig, things have come together with wins over Cologne, Fortuna Dusseldorf, Hoffenheim, Augsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt.
Even in their last reverse, 1-0 at Borussia Dortmund on October 19, they created the better openings but, for a change, just couldn't take them.
Rose, 43, has certainly lived up to Klopp's 'hype', continuing his good work from Salzburg where he first led their under-19 team to UEFA Youth League glory in 2017 and their senior side to back-to-back Austrian league titles.
Klopp, just nine years Rose's senior, had plenty of arguments with the defender when he first took over at Mainz, largely because he often put him on the bench.
But over time, Klopp came to appreciate Rose's dedication to the team and he became an influential figure in the dressing room as Mainz earned their first-ever promotion to the Bundesliga in 2004.
Even then, Klopp predicted that Rose would one day become a coach and it's clear the player absorbed everything.
'I spent a lot of years under Kloppo and it was a great time,' Rose has said. 'He shaped all of is. We picked up a few things in terms of football, but above all it was the way he was with people.'
Bankrolled by Red Bull millions, Salzburg have come to dominate Austrian football, winning the last six league titles and participating regularly in the Champions League.
But Rose has this season proved he can thrive outside of this bubble after Monchengladbach beat the likes of Schalke, Hoffenheim and Wolfsburg to his signature.
He is still in regular text message contact with Klopp and both of them can reflect with satisfaction this week at their respective sides sitting top in England and Germany.
Rose's first job in the summer was to work with sporting director Max Eberl to reinvest the €25million received from the sale of Thorgan Hazard to Borussia Dortmund.
They bought Swiss forward Breel Embolo from Schalke and poached left-back Stefan Lainer from RB Salzburg.
What's more, they persuaded France's 1998 World Cup winner Lilian Thuram that his in-demand son Marcus, a forward, would profit in his development from some time with them.
Rose assembled his team into a 4-3-3 formation that sees Thuram play alongside Embolo and fellow Frenchman Alassane Plea.
Thuram has scored five goals so far this season, Plea four and Embolo three, the trio causing havoc as they overload defenders down the flanks. Plea has also set up four other goals so far.
While Gladbach are flying high in the Bundesliga, their Europa League campaign needs a kick-start. They inexplicably lost 4-0 at home to Austrians Wolfsberger and only managed draws against Istanbul Basaksehir and Roma.
But they'll willingly sacrifice a long run in this season's Europa League in order to increase their chances of playing in the Champions League next season.
The last time Monchengladbach sat top of the Bundesliga for three consecutive matchdays was back in 1975-76, during their heyday.
With their team blooming again under Rose, Gladbach's fans are excited to find out what happens next.[/article]
